SG Block Index

The Arte

329216 · Rest of Central Region (RCR) · Balestier · Novena

Private condominiumFreehold
75Overall / 100Top 45% of 2,287 condosHow we score →
Summary

The Arte in Novena scores 75.4/100 overall. It is a freehold development, 10.9 minutes’ walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station MRT, with recent resale around S$1993 psf.

Where it is

OneMap · SLA
Map showing the location of The Arte in Singapore

Pillar scores

Transport
72
Food
65
Schools
97
Healthcare
68
Daily needs
69
Green space
76
Connectivity
68
Value (lease)
100
Leisure
65
EV charging
93
80+ excellent65+ good50+ fair35+ weak<35 poor

Who it suits

Overall
75
Young Families
80
Seniors
71
Renters
68
Investors
77
EV Owners
83

Commute by public transport

OneMap routing · weekday 08:00
Raffles Placecity centre
25.4min
56NSLS$1.68 · 1 transfer
one-north
26.8min
153CCLS$1.75 · 1 transfer
Jurong East
40.8min
153CCLEWLS$2.02 · 2 transfers
Changi Airport
56.7min
145EWLEWLS$2.27 · 2 transfers

Getting to the city centre

weekday 08:00 · OneMap

25 min door to door · S$1.68 · 1 transfer · 6 min (356 m) walking · 4 min waiting · 16 min riding

3m562mNSL0mthe city centre
  1. Walk 3 min (185 m) to Opp Trellis Twrs
  2. Bus 56 · SBS Transit
    Opp Trellis TwrsNovena · 3 stops · 5 min
  3. Walk 2 min (143 m) to Novena
  4. North-South Line · SMRT Corporation
    NovenaRaffles Place · 6 stops · 11 min
  5. Walk 0 min (28 m) to Destination
Fastest itinerary · fares & times from OneMap, Singapore Land Authority

Price & tenure

Transacted prices from URA caveats (private residential), last 5 years · tenure from URA

Latest median PSFS$1993
12-month change▲ 22.2%
Price momentum63th pctvs other condos

Based on 32 transactions. Tenure: Freehold.

Transacted unit sizes

Strata area of units transacted (URA caveats), not a full unit inventory

71–100 m²
11
101–150 m²
16
>150 m²
14

What’s nearby

walk times, door to door
Walk-time rings · schematic5 min10 min15 minMRTMarketClinicParkHere

Distance from centre is real walk time (rings at 5 / 10 / 15 min); the angle only spreads categories apart — it is not compass bearing.

MRT stations

transit
PlannedMount Pleasant MRT station (Master Plan 2025) is planned about 816 m away — not yet open, shown separately from existing stations.

Hawker centres

food
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 1 Blk 127 (Toa Payoh West Market and Food Court)18.7 min
  • Toa Payoh Lorong 4 Blk 74 (Toa Payoh Vista Market)19.8 min
  • Whampoa Drive Blk 91/92 (Whampoa Drive Makan Place/Whampoa Market)19.8 min

Supermarkets

daily
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd7.6 min
  • Cold Storage Singapore (1983) Pte Ltd11.6 min
  • Ntuc Fairprice Co-Operative Ltd12.2 min

CHAS clinics

health
  • Family Health Clinic & Surgery5.7 min
  • Thomson GP Clinic5.7 min
  • Livewell Medical Family Clinic7.6 min

Parks & green

green
  • Novena Rise Pk8.1 min
  • Toa Payoh Town Pk10.7 min
  • Novena Pk10.8 min

Eldercare centres

care
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP170)8 min
  • Care Corner Senior Activity Centre (TP149)12.8 min
  • Carecorner Cluster Suppport20.1 min

Community clubs

leisure
  • Toa Payoh West CC15.8 min
  • Toa Payoh Central CC (Pendng U/C)17.2 min
  • Toa Payoh East CC (Pending relocation)25 min

Libraries

leisure
  • Toa Payoh Public Library18.2 min
  • Bishan Public Library39.6 min

What’s within a walk

OSRM foot · OneMap
Walking-reach map around The Arte
5-min walk10-min walk15-min walk

Within ~10 minutes on foot: 1 supermarkets, 1 parks, 4 clinics.

Shaded areas are real pedestrian reach (OSRM foot routing), sampled on a grid — an approximate schematic, not a legal boundary.

Buses near here

LTA stops · OneMap routing
Nearest bus stops
  • Stop 520792.1 min walk · 173 m
  • Stop 520714.6 min walk · 227 m
Buses that serve this block
  • OPP TRELLIS TWRS3 min walk
    56145153

Services seen boarding near this block on real OneMap public-transport routes — not a full timetable. Check the LTA / bus operator app for live arrivals.

Value for money

liveability vs price · like-for-like
pays a premium

Among RCR condos islandwide (828 compared), The Arte is more liveable than 29% of them but pricier than 80% — around S$1,993/psf (as of 2026-06).

Liveability29th percentile
Price (lower is cheaper)cheaper than 20%

Percentiles rank this home only against comparable ones (RCR condos islandwide). A transparent price-vs-liveability comparison from real resale data — not a valuation or fair-price estimate. as of 2026-06

Who lives here

Census 2020 · Novena planning area
Age profile
In Novena, 15.6% of residents are under 15 and 17.6% are 65 or older.
45–498.8%
40–448.5%
35–397.4%
50–547.3%
Household income
47.7% of Novena households earn $10,000 or more a month (gross, from work).
$20,000+27.4%
No working person15.6%
$2,000–2,9994.7%
$15,000–17,4994.6%
Dwelling mix
45.8% of Novena households live in HDB flats; 53.8% in condominiums or landed homes.
Condominiums and other apartments41.8%
HDB 3 room flats18.3%
HDB 4 room flats15.4%
Landed properties12%
Household size
43.4% of Novena households are one or two people; 2-person households are the most common.
2-person23.5%
1-person19.9%
3-person18.4%
4-person17.6%
In education
Of Novena residents currently in education, 19.3% attend polytechnic or university.
Primary40.7%
Secondary23.3%
University13%
Pre primary8.3%
Commute to work
47.8% of working Novena residents commute by public transport; 39.3% drive or ride.
Car31%
MRT LRT and bus21.4%
Bus17.1%
No transport required10.8%

Resident data for the Novena planning area, Census 2020 — Singapore Department of Statistics, via OneMap (Singapore Land Authority).

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